6%

2%

Progress To Everyone: Water

Communities With Adequate Water Service

7%

-1%

Behind The Data

2016

Water For People continuously refines our metrics to capture usable data. In 2016, we have sharpened our focus from whether a given community has access to water service to whether there is access for every household in that community. This change puts Water For People at the leading edge of the new Sustainable Development Goal for water (SDG6). However, in establishing a more rigorous baseline for service, it has also lowered our scores in some cases, particularly where the government standard is a piped connection to every home, as in Central America. Specific analysis of monitoring results will be available soon in the sections called Behind the Data, linked to each district page.

2015

Water service levels increased in 2015 due to the drilling of 120 new boreholes and the rehabilitation of 13 boreholes.

Responding to severe flooding in Chikwawa districts in January 2015, Water For People drilled two new boreholes and rehabilitated one boreholes in disaster relief camps, and installed a 5,000 liter water storage tank in another disaster relief area, where a water truck deposited water. Additionally, Water For People distributed 500 cups and buckets to households and distributed chlorine tablets for water purification.

2014

2014 decreases in levels of service are primarily due to improvements in our survey methodology and scoring. Water quality was added as a new metric. In Chikhwawa in 2014, this metric was not tested, and subsequently could not be scored. An analysis shows if water quality data was collected, finalized, and inputted into the scoring matrix, the shift in level of service would range from 34% to 40%.

Over 67,000 people gained access to safe water through drilling and rehabilitation of 269 boreholes with the help of the Malawi government and local NGO, Goal-Malawi.

Water For People established 14 borehole banks, where a portion of collected tariffs are loaned out to community members at an interest rate, increasing the overall funds collected and saved for maintaining the commmunity's borehole.

2014

2014 data shows that trained water point committees are collecting substantially higher tariffs than before, up to $500 a year. Note: Level of service scores dropped overall as we improved our metrics. The latest FLOW surveys now capture unstructured tariffs and inadequate coverage of spare parts retailers, as well as weak operation and maintenance systems.

Most of the 12 organizations implementing WASH in Chikhwawa district are now active participants in the district EF plan. 4 of these organizations are even channeling their funds through the Chikhwawa District Council

The Chikhwawa District Water Office now has 4 new Water Monitoring Assistants - a substantial increase in capacity made possible by Water For People support

Progress To Everyone Forever: Schools And Clinics

Percentage With Adequate & Sustainable Water& Sanitation Services

0%

30%

Behind The Data

Water service in Chikhwawa's schools and clinics increased between 2012 and 2014. Since Water For People was not working with public institutions during this time, the increase is likely due to UNICEF's work with the Chikhwawa Distrcit Council on water, sanitation and hygiene activities in schools.